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Desserts

A little bit of sweet.


  • Carrot & Pineapple Squares

    This cake bake is a lighter alternative to the traditional heavily iced carrot cake. The result is well flavoured and very moist. It goes very nicely alongside a cup of tea, and would be equally lovely served as a light dessert with a dollop of natural yogurt. The analysis provided is for the cake squares... View Article

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  • Brown Bread Ice-Cream

    This ice-cream is a novel way of including wholegrain into your children’s diet and giving them a treat too!

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  • Fresh Fruit Salad

    This is a great dessert especially if you’ve had a ‘heavy’ dinner and want something light and refreshing!

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  • Walnut and sultana bread with almonds

    Here is a homemade snack for all the family to enjoy, maybe with a cup of tea.

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  • Pancakes

    Making pancakes can be great family fun with this simple recipe.

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  • Fruit Flan

    This fruit flan is a nice dessert to share as a treat with family and friends at a get together or meal.Carbohydrate: This recipe uses caster sugar, remember a small amount of sugar is fine as part of a healthy balanced diet for people with diabetes. Ingredients – Serves 8 Adults Flan case 85g /... View Article

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  • Gluten Free Christmas Cake

    This delicious moist fruit cake from the Coeliac Society and Juvela means you will not miss out on your favourite treat over the festive period. Makes 40 servings. Gluten-free fruit cakes are renowned for being problematic as the fruit tends to sink to the bottom. This recipe has been developed to ensure that this will... View Article

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  • Poached Pears

    Poached Pears (Serves 4)   Ingredients: 200ml apple juice 1 cinnamon stick 4 just-ripe pears, halved lengthways and cores removed 60g flaked almonds, toasted 300g low fat natural yoghurt   Put the apple juice and cinnamon stick into a saucepan, along with 200ml water and 200ml apple juice. Bring to the boil.   Reduce to... View Article

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  • Fruity Tea Brack

    Autumn and winter are seasons of tea brack and fruit cake, with traditional practices focussing on using dried fruit during these darker months when fresh fruit was not available, and black tea to rehydrate the dried fruit giving both moisture and flavour to the end result.   Ever popular, these foods are energy dense and... View Article

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